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• Blog / Miscellaneous

  Mnemonic Contest Winner Congratulations, Shawn!

  

  Start spreading the news! The new mnemonic for the planets is: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nothing. Congrats to Shawn for ... bryanblogs [at] mit dot edu. Tomorrow: How I work for a genius.

  • by Bryan
  • September 23, 2006
• Blog / Events

  Want a bike? Get a fairly decent bike at the Next House bike auction

  

  I'm done with the MCAT! Well, at least for now (we'll see once I get ... the Next House facilities chair about the Next House bike auction, for those of you who are looking for one: "We will be running an annual bike

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 19, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Freshman Application: Live on Monday The MIT Freshman Application will go live tomorrow (Monday) on MyMIT.

  

  MIT. If you have not yet done so, you will need to register for a My ... online application Contact information for your EC (interviewer ... Registration for an overnight visit at MIT and more... Here's this year

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • August 3, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  All Applicants Can Now Apply For Either Early or Regular Action MIT Admissions announces a policy change allowing international students access to either Early or Regular…

  

  I wanted to let you know of a change in the admissions process for ... , regardless of citizenship or location, will be able to apply for either ... . There is no preference in our process for early applicants. We use the

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • July 7, 2015
• FAQ / First-year application

  I’m a high school student taking college classes. Do I apply for transfer admission?

  If you are still in high school, you are considered a first-year applicant regardless of how many classes you have taken at the university level. The transfer application is intended for students who have
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I’m a first-year college student?

  Yes, because you finished high school and will complete two terms of college by the time you enter MIT in the fall, you are eligible to apply as a transfer…
• Blog / IAP

  Keep Holy the Month of IAP For It Is a Time of Rest

  

  . Fortunately for me (and those of you who want to hear about 6.111 and my other ... rest of IAP, for that matter). So I decided that this year I was going ... less accomplished that, with a few exceptions. So, "what I did for IAP

  • by Evan B. '10
  • February 15, 2008
• Blog / Blog Projects

  For the next two weeks we will all use fewer words here

  

  It is a New Year now and I hope it is good for you. Ten years ago this time we had a thing where the students who write for us, and also students who went to this school in the past and used to write for us, could

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • January 15, 2024
• FAQ / Visit

  How do I sign up for an info session and/or campus tour?

  without a reservation for a session, we will not be able to accommodate you. But don't feel like you have to travel to Cambridge to get a feel for
• Blog / Blog Projects

  Answer these 13 questions and we’ll reveal the perfect dorm for you! What does your favorite dorm animal say about where you should live?

  

  answers and their corresponding dorms to create the quiz for the blogs ... questions until the day before the dorm decision form was released for ... studying for finals, of course). Turns out I'm bad at spreadsheets, so I just

  • by Ellie F. '28
  • May 22, 2025
• FAQ / Transfer

  What college should I attend to improve my chances for transfer admission?

  for you.
• Blog / Announcements

  The First-Year Application for the MIT Class of 2025 is now live

  

  I'm writing to announce that the application for first-year undergraduate admission to MIT for the aspiring Class of 2025 is now live. You can access it here.  While the application is always new for first

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 13, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  The First-Year Application for the MIT Class of 2026 is now live

  

  I’m writing to announce that the application for first-year undergraduate admission to MIT for the aspiring Class of 2026 is now live. You can access it here. You can review the dates and deadlines for this year

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • August 31, 2021
• Blog / Announcements

  We are suspending our SAT/ACT requirement for the 2020–2021 application cycle

  

  , our office will be suspending our usual SAT/ACT testing requirement for ... outcome-driven and applicant-oriented: we don't value scores for their own sake, but only to the extent that they help us make better decisions for

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • July 13, 2020
• Blog / Announcements

  We are suspending our SAT/ACT requirement for the 2021–2022 application cycle as well

  

  office will again suspend our usual SAT/ACT testing requirement for next year's application cycle. In simple terms, here's what this means for ... have SAT/ACT scores for a student, we can more confidently assess their

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • April 6, 2021
• FAQ / Transfer

  Can I apply for transfer admission if I haven’t completed all the recommended coursework?

  At the very least, we recommend you have one full year of both calculus (or higher level math courses, if you entered college with credit for calculus) and calculus-based physics. It’s rare that an applicant
• Blog / Class Projects

  The Semester I Played With Chocolate and Ants for a Technical Class Inflatable Chocolate Balloons + Ants as Architects

  

  semester to create an object and then turn the object into a vessel. For a ... for context) For the first half of this class, we had to take a ... this tutorial for making stress balls using slime and fishnets. The

  • by Jamie C. '19
  • October 7, 2018
• Blog / About Decisions

  These are the droids you’re looking for (on Pi Day) beep boop boop BEEEEEP

  

  now for applicants to confirm their login ability and decision

  • by Decisions Droid
  • March 7, 2016
• Blog / Announcements

  We are reinstating our SAT/ACT requirement for future admissions cycles in order to help us continue to build a diverse and talented MIT

  

  diverse and talented group of students who are a good match for MIT's unique ... /ACT requirement for future admissions cycles. Our research shows standardized tests ... otherwise demonstrate their readiness for MIT. We believe a requirement is

  • by Stu Schmill '86
  • March 28, 2022
• FAQ / QuestBridge

  Can a QB Finalist that didn’t rank MIT still apply for RA?

  email address that you used for your QuestBridge application. Do not ... , please allow 7–10 business days for this to be reflected on your Applicant ... for you. If you are selected as a QuestBridge Finalist, you will be able